London 2012 Olympics - England's best holidays and trips

Dover, Kent

The town itself is quite the hole – grotty pubs, social undesirables lurking in dark corners – which is why most see little more of Dover than the ferry terminal. But the iconic white cliffs are well worth exploring. You can walk or bike a few miles of rugged paths along the chalky cliff-tops, formed more than half a million years ago, or try out watersports at the foot of the cliffs in the summer.